Alice Cooper

Released: July 29, 2008

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Jani Lane Keri Kelli

Producer: Alice Cooper Danny Saber Greg Hampton

You look like
You'd fit in the trunk of my car
I might let you live, I might go too far
I could wrap you up and take you home
We'd be all alone

Or should I let you be the one that got away
Knew it would happen
But I didn't know it'd be today
All the voices in my head always seem insane
The one that got away, away, away, today

Keep it down don't talk, I have to think
I could let you walk, I could feed the sink
I could grind you up and disappear
Like you were never here

Should I let you
Be the one that got away
Knew it would happen
But I didn't know it'd be today
All the voices in my head
Always seem insane
The one that got away

Voiceover:
Spider: "Hi, I was just wondering
If you could help me out. Um.. my hands
Are full could you
Just help me open the door to my van?"
Victim: "oh I'm sorry
You see I just broke my nail
And I can't even hold my
Keys.. I ... gotta go.. dumb psycho"
Spider: "Hmm... must be your lucky day"

I should of let you be the one that got away
Knew it would happen but I didn't know it'd be today
All the voices in my head scream insane
The one that got away
You're the one that got away
Ah you're the one that got away
The one that got away (away, away, away, away, away)
The one that got away (away, away, away, away, away)
The one that got away (away, away, away, away, away)

Voiceover:
Spider: "Hmm, maybe some other time"

Alice Cooper is the stage name and ‘fun villain’ character of Vincent Furnier. Cooper became the target of parents and ministers for his dark lyrics and gory theatrical performances that earned him the title Godfather of Shock Rock. Despite once claiming the name was conjured from a ouija board that told him he’s the reincarnation of a 17th century witch, Cooper laughs the topic off with flippant answers like “It was either a Scrabble board or a bowl of alphabet soup” and “I didn’t want a name like Iron Butterfly or Black Sabbath. I wanted it to be something your aunt might be called.”

The band Alice Cooper was originally signed by Frank Zappa to his own record label. Their first notoriety came when Cooper tossed a wayward chicken (possibly arranged by long-time manager Shep Gordon) into the crowd, who then tore it apart at the 1969 Toronto Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Festival. Newspapers claimed he’d bit the bird’s head off and drank its blood. Zappa advised them to not deny the story and Cooper used it as inspiration to make his character darker.

The band’s teaming with producer Bob Ezrin for their third album Love It To Death led to their US breakthrough with a top 30 hit “I’m Eighteen” in early 1971. By then, the band was already infamous for their stage show, which had escalated into simulated torture and executions. That same year, Killer was released with its two singles “Under My Wheels” and “Be My Lover” finding moderate US success, and both albums being certified gold the following year.

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